Terms You Should Know in This Digital Age:

Because Your Students Certainly Do


Blog - Web Log Blogs provide commentary or news on a particular subject, or an online diary or journal. Can be a noun or verb.

Cloud Computing is internet-based computing, sharing resources and collaborating

Digital File Sharing is file sharing over the internet, with a the practice of sharing files for various formats: music, documents, programs, graphics, etc.

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Google Docs Online word processing, spreadsheets, diagram, and many more document features included. Storage of files uploaded from computer to the program make for portable, cloud computing.

MP3/MP4 MPEG3 or audio layer 3, MPEG4 or audio layer 4 digital audio output with lossy data compression for large file formats

VoIP client. (Voice Over Internet Protocol) Using the internet and a computer to communicate by voice. Voice over IP means using the internet to transmit voice as a phone. Several free services like SKYPE and some pay as you go memberships make for very effective calling at very low rates.